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UncategorizedAegis Combat System Successfully Intercepts Target During Flight Test, Lockheed Martin Says
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) successfully intercepted a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target using upgraded Aegis software during a recent flight test, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Reopen Puget Sound Dry Docks Within Months After Seismic Repairs
Top Navy officials this week told congressional panels repairs to dry docks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., and the […]
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UncategorizedDoD Official Outlines Efforts To Boost Small Business Participation
Amid a sharp decline the past decade in small businesses within the nation’s defense industrial base, the Defense Department is undertaking a number of initiatives to improve its efforts to […]
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UncategorizedSupply Chain Issue On KC-46A Will Lead To New Charge, Boeing CFO Says
A new supplier issue related to the center fuel tank of the Air Force KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and 767 commercial plane will cause Boeing [BA] to take a charge […]
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Navy/USMCDel Toro: Long-Term Shipbuilding Plan Will Retain Three Options
The Navy’s upcoming 30-year shipbuilding plan will likely repeat last year’s plan pattern of presenting three options, the Secretary of the Navy said this week. “Unless things change dramatically, I […]
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InternationalState Approves TLAMs for Australia, Hellfires for Poland
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds worth $895 million and Hellfire missiles to Poland […]
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UncategorizedNorthrop Grumman Enhances Design of OPIR Using Digital Technology
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has improved the design of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) satellites by leveraging digital technology called Highly Immersive Virtual Environment (HIVE), the company said […]
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UncategorizedBiden Issues Strategy For Countering WMD Terrorism, Advancing Rad-Nuke Security
President Biden on Thursday signed a new security memorandum designed to strengthen security against weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and better secure related materials to reduce the threat of radiological […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Names McKenzie As New Chief Engineer; Hyslop To Retire
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday named Howard McKenzie, the top engineer in the company’s Commercial Airplanes segment, its new chief engineer, succeeding Greg Hyslop who is retiring in June after a […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Next-Gen Navy Programs Order To Be New Fighters, Destroyers, Then Attack Subs
The Navy is sequencing its next-generation acquisition programs in the 2030s as the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) new fighter, DDG(X) new destroyer, then the SSN(X) new attack submarine, the […]
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